STUDY: Self-regulation Abilities, Beyond Intelligence, Play Major Role In Early Achievement

Although intelligence is generally thought to play a key role in children's early academic achievement, aspects of children's self-regulation abilities--including the ability to alternately shift and focus attention and to inhibit impulsive responding--are uniquely related to early academic success and account for greater variation in early academic progress than do measures of intelligence... more»

STUDY: Metacognition: Faced with a test, rats can check their knowledge first

Rats can judge whether they have enough information to pass a test... more»